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The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.
E. W. Howe

Meaning of "not half" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOT HALF

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WHAT DOES NOT HALF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of not half in the English dictionary

The first definition of not half in the dictionary is not in any way. Other definition of not half is really; very; indeed. Not half is also certainly; yes, indeed.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOT HALF

not care a fuck
NOT circuit
not counting
not cricket
not exactly
not for much longer
not for the faint-hearted
NOT gate
not give a damn
not give a hoot
not half bad
not have a bean
not have a leg to stand on
not have a penny to bless oneself with
not have room to swing a cat
not having any
not hold a candle to
not in the race
not know someone from Adam
not know what has hit one

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOT HALF

behalf
better half
by half
centre half
fly half
half
half and half
half-and-half
left half
out-half
outside half
return half
scrum half
second-half
stand-off half
time and a half

Synonyms and antonyms of not half in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NOT HALF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «not half» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of not half

Translation of «not half» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOT HALF

Find out the translation of not half to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of not half from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «not half» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不是一半
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no medio
570 millions of speakers

English

not half
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नहीं आधा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليس نصف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не половина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nem a metade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধেক নয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ne demi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak separuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht halb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いない半分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하지 반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora setengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không một nửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதி இல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım değil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non la metà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nie połowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

НЕ половина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nu pe jumătate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεν το ήμισυ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie die helfte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inte hälften
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ikke halvparten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of not half

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT HALF»

The term «not half» is regularly used and occupies the 80.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT HALF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about not half

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9 QUOTES WITH «NOT HALF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word not half.
1
E. W. Howe
The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.
2
Freida Pinto
I feel being an actress is probably not half as difficult as being a mother, and I do not know when I will be ready for that kind of a decision.
3
Luise Rainer
The best imitation in the world is not half as good as a poor original.
4
Brian Roberts
We did some soul-searching. Was the cable industry obsolete? Was it an opportune time to get out? Our conclusion was that if you rebuilt your system with this new fiber-optic coaxial hybrid - which we now call broadband - the glass was half full, not half empty. We could compete.
5
Robert South
In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the possession that he proposed to himself in the expectation.
6
Mattie Stepanek
Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift - the gift of life - and it's amazing that I live each day.
7
Bess Truman
Now about those ghosts. I'm sure they're here and I'm not half so alarmed at meeting up with any of them as I am at having to meet the live nuts I have to see every day.
8
Horace Walpole
Plot, rules, nor even poetry, are not half so great beauties in tragedy or comedy as a just imitation of nature, of character, of the passions and their operations in diversified situations.
9
Patrick Warburton
I've actually become much, much dumber through being married and having these children. I find that I'm not half as sharp that I once was. I can't even help them with their 4th and 5th grade vocabulary and math work at this point.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT HALF»

Discover the use of not half in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to not half and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Not Half No End: Militantly Melancholic Essays in Memory of ...
This book, newly available in paperback, gathers essays written by Geoffrey Bennington since the death of his friend Jacques Derrida in 2004.
Geoffrey Bennington, 2011
2
Deconstruction Is Not What You Think: And other Short Pieces ...
NOT HALF, NO END You've taught me everything, so you'll understand if I'm very elliptical here today.20 Not half, not even half a paper here, and no end: endless. Not half. Not half good; not half bad. Radical evil would be less a very bad evil, ...
Geoffrey Bennington, 2005
3
Lorna Doone
she were not half starved, as well as partly frozen ; and as for Gwenny's door, as we called it (that is to say, the little entrance from the wooded hollow), it was snowed up long- ago to the level of the hills around. Therefore T was at my wit's end ...
R. D. Blackmore, 2007
4
The New monthly belle assemblée
... relief of the half-starved poor, which I more than half insinuated amounted to little less than half the population of our half-patrician, half-plebeian parish? No; she is not half woman of spirit enough to enter into one-half the beauty of above ...
5
Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir
" Sound familiar? "Half-Assed" is the captivating and incredibly honest story of Jennette's journey to get in shape, lose weight, and change her life.
Jennette Fulda, 2008
6
How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New ...
But the charge is not half true. Naturally the Bohemian loves peace, as he loves music and song. As someone has said: He does not seek war, but when attacked knows better how to die than how to surrender. The Czech is the Irishman of ...
Jacob A. Riis, 2004
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary: In 6 Volumes
... as, lialf the men : half;\ pound ; m&* 1. To the extent of a half ; to some extent or degree ; as, half cooked : half done ; partially ; '=6)^i- I 2. I. With a negative) Not by great deal ; very little or not at all ; as, not half bad : he does not half like it ...
Charuchandra Guha, 2007
8
Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT) ...
SW1# show logging } include 0/34 00:12:00: %CDP~4»DUPLEX_MISMATCH: duplex mismatch discovered on GigabitEthernetO/34 (not half duplex), with 521-7 FastEthernet0 00:13:00: %CDP-4-DUPLEX_MISMATCH: duplex mismatch ...
Amir Ranjbar, 2010
9
The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare: Being a Verbal ...
iv. not half vav to her hi art .... Taming of Shrew, I. call bin half a score knares that gives not halfio great a blow .. — ooe half of my land*: and. In possession — to wi *h me wed to one half lunatic. . — thre* quarters, half van], quarter .. — •on, I wUl  ...
Mary Cowden Clarke, 1886
10
Mama Didn't Half-Step: A Mother's Role in Restoring the Family
The author’s vision is that women will read this book and make a new commitment to embrace their God-given roles as mothers in their homes. -First Lady Bethelyn Henderson Abundant Life Fellowship Church Memphis, Tennessee
Heather Deberry Stephens, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT HALF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term not half is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Father's Journal: Getting there is not half the fun
Columnist Thomas Lawlor would beg to differ with the sentiments of this old Cunard Line advertisement: "I hate traveling. Don't get me wrong ... «Fairfield Citizen, Jul 15»
2
Ricciardo eyes second row despite FP2 engine failure
"Looking at today you would say yes, but you don't know what they're doing and how much they've turned down. I'm sure we're not half a second in front of ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
3
Ricciardo hopes to be best of the rest
"I'm sure we are not half a second in front of Ferrari but if we are a tenth in front tomorrow then I will take that." Ricciardo's session ended on a ... «Planet F1, Jul 15»
4
Torontoist Week In Review: July 20-24
... the calamity. Not half-bad in the wake of the biggest oil spill TWC spokesperson Julia Pietrus has seen in the eight years she's worked there. «Torontoist, Jul 15»
5
Christine Dwyer Hickey Q&A: my influences, from Mrs Dalloway to …
I know he enjoys recognition but not half as much as he deserves. In my opinion, he is our best living Irish writer. Which do you prefer – ebooks ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
What Makes This Mom 'So Proud' Of Her Blended Family
They will always be full sisters, not half sisters, who will be there for each other from beginning to end. What are some of the biggest challenges ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Doctor Who The Companion Chronicles: The First Doctor Volume 1
He does this by relating a story that's meant to prove that the Doctor-essence is morally flawed and not half the man of the original. The story he ... «Doctor Who UK Webzine, Jul 15»
8
Social Security claiming strategy short-circuited by excess earnings
... who would be 66, could file a restricted claim for spousal benefits, collecting half of her husband's full retirement age benefit amount (not half ... «InvestmentNews, Jul 15»
9
Q&A with Jeff Sutherland on Agile Leadership
Sutherland: Implement aggressive Scrum. This is real Scrum that delivers real results, not half baked Scrum which most companies implement. «InfoQ.com, Jul 15»
10
Lies, damned lies, and statistics: ONS' retail sales are, at best, a …
When it comes to our national statistics, gathering lots of numbers is important, but not half as important as interpreting and reporting them ... «City A.M., Jul 15»

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